POLITICIAN

Agostinho Neto

1922 - 1979

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António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agostinho Neto has received more than 718,436 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Agostinho Neto is the 2,517th most popular politician (up from 2,800th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Angola and the 2nd most popular Angolan Politician.

Agostinho Neto was the first president of Angola, and is most famous for his role in the Angolan War of Independence.

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  • 64.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Agostinho Neto ranks 2,517 out of 19,576. Before him are Nur Muhammad Taraki, Rugila, Jorge Sampaio, Auguste Beernaert, Fumimaro Konoe, and Milovan Đilas. After him are Lütfi Pasha, Gwanggaeto the Great, Dagobert III, Muršili II, Muhammad I Tapar, and Zimri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Agostinho Neto ranks 42. Before him are Iannis Xenakis, Nándor Hidegkuti, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Nikolay Basov, Doris Day, and Jacques Piccard. After him are Nils Liedholm, Julius Nyerere, Arthur Ashkin, Jason Robards, Cornelius Castoriadis, and Ademir de Menezes. Among people deceased in 1979, Agostinho Neto ranks 28. Before him are Nadia Boulanger, Sid Vicious, Werner Forssmann, Bertil Ohlin, Robert Burns Woodward, and Nur Muhammad Taraki. After him are Reinhard Gehlen, Wilhelm Bittrich, Rachele Mussolini, Mary Pickford, Otto Robert Frisch, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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In Angola

Among people born in Angola, Agostinho Neto ranks 2 out of 67. Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942). After him are Jonas Savimbi (1934), João Lourenço (1954), Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Fernando Peyroteo (1918), Alexandre do Nascimento (1925), José Águas (1930), Holden Roberto (1923), Zacarias Kamwenho (1934), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), and Pepetela (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Angola

Among politicians born in Angola, Agostinho Neto ranks 2. Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942). After him are João Lourenço (1954), Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), Paulo Kassoma (1951), Lopo do Nascimento (1942), Manuel Vicente (1956), and Marcolino Moco (1953).

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